Embroidering attachment for sewing-machines.



No. 794,021. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.. B. JOHN$OIL EMBROIDERING ATTACHMENTFOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLIUATIOH FILED NOV. 29. 1904.

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Application filed November 29, 1904. Serial No. 234,740.

To (ZZZ whom, it may concern:

lirle it known that l, lZlIL'LIE EloHNson, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Temple, in the county of Bell and @tate of Texas,have invented a new and useful Embroid ering Attachment for Sewing-lllaehines, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to devices of that class employed in place of theusual presser-foot when sewing-machines are used for embroidery or fancywork of various character.

Une object of the invention is to provide a device of the most simpleand economical construction that may be readily applied to doniesticsewing-machines of various type, the attachment being made of a singlepiece of wire bent into proper form and of such nature as to permitready attachment by bending in one direction or the other to suitvarying conditions and to permit its attachment to machines that differsomewhat in construction and size.

With this and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the invention consists in certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims, it being understood that various changes in the form,proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantagesof the invention.

lln the accompanying drawings, ll igure 1 is a perspective view of anembroidering attachment constructed in accordance with the invention,showing the same in position on the end of the needle-bar. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the same detached. Fig. 3 is a view looking from thefront of the sewing-machine, showing the operation of the device.

hlimilar characters of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

in manufacturing embroidery or fancy work of different character onsewing-machines it is usual to remove the presser-foot and to employ ayieldable presser-foo't, which moves with the needle-bar and needleandis elevated at each upstroke of the needle to an extent sufiicient toallow the operator to see the work and then properly guide the fabric inaccorfh ance with the desired pattern.

The attachment in the present instal'ice is formed of a single strip ofmetal, preferably round wire. Une end of the wire is bent to form a loop1 for the passage of the needle. This loop is formed of more than onecoil, and the terminal is bent upward, so that there will be no sharppoint in contact with the work. From the loop the wire is bent upwardand outward, forming an arm .2, and thence is bent to form a spring-coill rom the top of the coil the wire is extended on a tangential line,forming an arm 4:, which terminates at a coil 5, the wire being thencebent to form an arm 6, disposed in parallel relation to the arm t, andat the end of the arm 6 is a coil 7, practically in alineinent with thevertical center of the coil 3. lflOlD the coil 7 the wire is bent toform an arm 8, that is parallel with the arms at and. 6. at the end ofthe arm 8 the wire is bent at a right angle and thence curved upward toform a loop 9. The wire thence turned upward, forming a curved loop 10,and thence a coil 11, linally terminating in an outwardlyprojecting end12, which forms a convenient linger-hold for attaching and removing thedevice from the machine.

A majority of sewing-machines employed for domestic use are providedwith needlebars, such as a, at the lower ends of which are recessedheads 7) for the reception of the upper end of the needle 0. At one sideof the head is a boss cl, having a threaded opening for the passage of athumb-screw r or other suitable screw, by which the needle clamped, andheld within the recess.

in using the device forming the subject of the present invention on anordinary SOWlll, machine the ordinary presser-foot is removed, and then,the point of the needle being above the work-plate, the attachment isheld in the right hand facing the sewingmachine in the usual manner andmoved to the left of the machine until the upper portion of the needleis received between the two arms +1; and 6. The point of the needle isthen inserted through the lower loop I, and then the attachment is movedup until the three arms 4, 6, and 8 or the arms 4, and 6 only, as thecase may be, come into contact with the bottom of the needle-bar. Theattachment is then grasped in the left hand and turned slightly towardthe right, so that the loop 11 may be grasped and raised over thethumbscrew 6 and the loop 10 placed over the boss (Z. This afiords allthe support necessary for maintaining the device in proper position, andthe attachment may then be usedin the usual manner.

The operation of these devices is well understood, the loop 1 forming ayieldable presser-foot, which remains in engagement with the fabric fora sufiicient length of time to permit the completion of the shuttle-loopand then rising with the needle until it is fully clear of the fabric inorder to permit inspection of the work as it progresses and the shiftingof the position of the fabric, as dictated by the pattern. Should theneedle be long, the arm 2 may be bent slightly down ward by spreadingthe coil 3, or the arm may be moved in the opposite direction, ifnecessary, and the upper portions 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the attachmentbeing formed of a simple piece of round wire may be readily bent by thefingers in order to permit the attachment of the device to machines ofslightly-difl'erent construction or where there are slight Variations inthe size of the lower end of the needle bar, the boss, and the needlelocking screw.

The loop 1 may be conveniently threaded by passing the thread inwardbetween the coils of the loop, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A yieldablepresser foot attachment formed of a single piece of metal having at itslower end a coiled eye for the passage of the sewing-needle, the upperportion of said piece of metal being bent to form a plurality of spacedarms arranged to bear against the bottom of the needle-bar, and open atone end to permit the lateral introduction of the shank or body portionof the needle, an intermediate portion or the piece of metal being bentto form a spring-loop.

2. A yieldable presser foot attachment formed of a single piece of wirecoiled at one end to form an eye, the coils overlapping and the end ofthe wire being bent upward, the wire being thence bent to form aspring-coil and being bent above the coil to form a plurality of armsdisposed in parallel relation, thereby to form an extended bearing forcontact with the lower end of the needle-bar, the upper portion of thewire being bent at a right angle to said parallel bars to form a loopfor engaging a boss or projection on said needle-bar and the extreme endof the wire projecting to form a finger-piece.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BILLIE JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

JNo. H. Konu'r, WV. 0. RYLANDER.

